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The $\alpha$ particle's energy inside a nucleus is lesser than the Coulomb barrier height. Justify
The $\alpha$-decay is usually explained via quantum tunnelling. This is because the $\alpha$ particles do not have sufficient energy to climb over the Coulomb barrier. But how do we know this?
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How nucleons get excited? [duplicate]
Gamma rays can be released when nucleons at higher energy states fall down to lower energy states, but how do nucleons get that much high energy to release gamma rays?
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Why exactly do atomic bombs explode?
In atomic bombs, nuclear reactions provide the energy of the explosion. In every reaction, a thermal neutron reaches a plutonium or a uranium nucleus, a fission reaction takes place, and two or three ...
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What is the theoretical wattage output of a Tokamak fusion reactor?
By that I mean the complete radiative wattage of any type of energetic radioactivity or electromagnetic wave or even particle if that's what they output.
My purpose is to compare this to the suns ...
